The Ladykillers (1955)
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Reviews Counted: 18 Fresh: 18 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Synopsis: THE LADYKILLERS, director Alexander Mackendrick's third Ealing farce, is the final comedy produced by the famous British studio and one of its most celebrated. Like the equally applauded KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS, the film is more sophisticated and blacker in tone than typically... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Katie Johnson, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom
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07/01/06
Director Alexander Mackendrick ... reached a masterful apex of sorts with this wickedly hilarious movie's precise balance of situational comedy and stark murderous callousness.
04/06/06
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03/25/06
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02/09/06
Most of the slapstick set pieces warrant a polite smile rather than a hearty guffaw.
05/04/05
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03/16/04
O delicioso humor negro é ainda mais ressaltado pelas ótimas performances de todo o elenco – em especial, de Guinness e Johnson.
11/22/03
But with a crack ensemble, sharp script, and wry direction, The Ladykillers turns out to be a really good film even as Marcus and his crew go down in flames.
08/12/03
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